Chris French

Executive Vice President, Customer Strategy Workhuman

As Workhuman’s executive vice president of customer strategy, Chris oversees the end-to-end experience for current and future customers, including customer success, strategy and consulting, and global sales. He joined the company in 2012 and has spent the last 10 years focused on helping companies engage their employees on a global scale and achieve their full potential.

Prior to Workhuman, Chris was a senior vice president at Prinova, Inc., a software leader in customer communications management market. Before this, he was the U.S. market leader for Buck Consultants’ Global HR Technology and Administration practice. Chris has also held senior roles in client services, marketing, and consulting at PwC, Cognicase, and Mastech. Chris is a graduate of McMaster University where he earned a Hons. Bachelor of Science in Psychology.


Day Two: Monday October 21, 2019

2:15 PM Compensation is broken

Companies are in an arms race with perks. Compensation is currently broken. But you can address it with approaches that cost pennies on the dollar. One lever: crowdsourced pay. Another: human workplaces. Human workplaces understand and see the power of acknowledgement in the workplace through measurable improvements in engagement, retention, safety, and productivity. During this discussion, hear about the latest research that underscores what the most admired companies are doing today to fix compensation and bring a culture of gratitude and meaningful work into the workplace.